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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
10
Advertises a patent remedy for men and women claiming to restore health and vitality. Describes symptoms such as nervous exhaustion insomnia cold extremities melancholia headaches and digestive issues. Details a compound with syrups and tinctures to be mixed and taken after meals and at night.
The convention debates currency reform with a plan for a gold guaranty fund, flexible note issuance, and a graduated tax. Bankers warn against harmful competition and urge coordinated regional clearing houses to protect public trust and stabilize credit. Governor Marshall’s address postponed. Robert Taylor of Fort Wayne speaks on monetary policy.
The article reports on a convention debate over a guaranty fund for banks, arguing safety and profit versus United States bond systems. It details proposed shifts to gold backing, notes testing, and potential constitutional changes, plus committee appointments and officer elections.
The session opened with remarks by Tatties J. Randel of the Central Trust Company in Groencastl as Rev J B Vichert gave the location and Judge C N Heaton of Fort Wayne offered a welcome. Heaton lauded northern Indiana, Fort Wayne, and the trust institutions for stability, civic pride, and dependable banking, noting no bank failures in the city and that trust companies are well-regulated and respected. He contrasted friendly competition with public distrust and urged mutual support among banks and trust firms.
Fragments from a distorted 1908 convention report show delegates from multiple cities including Indianapolis Richmond Fort Wayne and Chicago arriving for a gathering. The account notes distrust of trust company operations citing unrecorded deposits and predatory practices while observers remark on deciphering signatures at a local bank.
City crews have started erecting electric arches on Wortraed Wyoot, Calhoun and Horrh Tireeth, surveying the area as job progresses. New lights, now connected on Colombia and Calhour streets, are described as a modernization effort.
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